A destructive wildfire has swept through Los Angeles County, leading to extensive evacuations and damage to properties. The fire, intensified by strong winds, reached prominent areas housing Hollywood stars, causing delays and cancellations of events. Donald Trump criticised the California governor for his fire management, urging resignation and labelling him as incompetent. Source link
Thousands of residents have evacuated their homes as wildfires rage across Los Angeles (LA), destroying neighbourhoods and disrupting daily life. The fires, fuelled by strong winds, have burned over 29,000 acres and left at least five people dead, according to local officials. Soukhya Inamdar, a resident of West Hollywood, described her experience during an interview…
Soukya Inamdar, a resident of Los Angeles, shares her experience of surviving the recent wildfires. She describes the chaos and devastation as the fires spread rapidly, forcing her to evacuate her home in West Hollywood. Inamdar recounts the panic, the use of an app to track the fires, and the difficult decision to leave early….
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing intense criticism for cutting the fire department’s budget by over $17 million last year, even as a massive wildfire rages uncontrollably, destroying thousands of homes across Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas. The fire has forced over 100,000 residents to evacuate, while Mayor Bass’s decision to reallocate funds toward…
President-elect Donald Trump criticised California Governor Gavin Newsom and outgoing President Joe Biden on Thursday, holding them responsible for the failure to contain wildfires sweeping parts of Southern California. He accused President Biden of leaving him without the necessary resources to combat the ongoing wildfire crisis. Trump is slated to take over the Oval Office…
A wildfire whipped up by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity residences Tuesday, burning homes and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. More than 30,000 residents in the Los Angeles area are under a mandatory evacuation order to a fast-moving, wildfire in Pacific Palisades. The fire was…
PORTLAND, Ore: Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building codes and reduce vegetation around their homes under new “wildfire hazard maps” unveiled Tuesday. The release of the maps follows a record-breaking wildfire season last year and firestorms in 2020 that killed nine people and…
Firefighters stand vigilant as the flames creep closer to Pepperdine University, their eyes scanning for signs of escalation. Nearby, a car rushes past the advancing blaze, a stark representation of the chaos as residents flee to safety. Students evacuate the university under plumes of smoke, their hurried steps revealing the tension of an unfolding disaster….
MALIBU, California.: Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near seaside mansions and Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school’s library watched as the blaze intensified, and the sky turned deep red. “Just seeing the flames grow and seeing that bright…